Let the competition begin! LaunchKC, the fourth annual grants competition for tech entrepreneurs, opened the application window at 8 a.m. today (Monday, April 2), as the 100-day online window opens to innovators around the country. LaunchKC ignited its 2018 promotional campaign in mid-March at SxSW Interactive in Austin, Texas. Drew Solomon, who chairs the Kansas […]
Downtown Kansas City seems to be a magnet for millennials, The Kansas City Star reported on Wednesday. Out of nearly 23,000 people who live in the city center, 41 percent are part of Generation Y, according to a new report from the Downtown Council and MySidewalk, a KC-based software company. The Star’s article, reported by Sarah Gish, continued… According to the […]
LaunchKC, the KCMO-based grants competition for tech entrepreneurs that wrapped up its third annual competition just a few weeks ago, has been awarded $250,000 by the Missouri Technology Corporation for 2018. The award marks the fourth year in a row that the MTC has funded the 4-year-old, Kansas City-based grants competition. “This serves as a […]
Global Entrepreneurship Week returns to Kansas City today, and promises an amazing week of learning, networking and sharing. GEW is an international celebration of the innovators and job creators who launch startups and bring ideas to life. Founded by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation in 2008, GEW has since expanded to more than 160 countries. Here […]
LaunchKC awarded $500,000 in grants to nine tech entrepreneurs on Friday evening at the historic Power and Light Building. Grants winners celebrate the moment with LaunchKC sponsors and steering committee members. LaunchKC judges awarded $500,000 in grants to nine tech startup businesses Friday evening, following a months-long competition designed to attract and retain tech entrepreneurs […]
LaunchKC will take center stage on Friday at the Techweek Kansas City conference to stage the final round of competition among 20 tech entrepreneurs who are vying to take home nine cash grants worth $500,000. This LaunchKC competition is designed to attract the best and brightest entrepreneurs to come (or stay) in Kansas City and […]
The third annual Techweek Kansas City conference + festival returns to KC on today (Monday, Sept. 11), featuring a week of learning, networking and playing, along with the final round of competition in the annual LaunchKC $500,000 grants competition for tech entrepreneurs on Friday, Sept. 15. “Kansas City is one of the country’s most influential, up-and-coming tech […]
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The third annual Techweek Kansas City conference + festival returns to KC on Monday, Sept. 11, featuring a week of learning, networking and playing, along with the final round of competition in the annual LaunchKC $500,000 grants competition for tech entrepreneurs on Friday, Sept. 15. “Kansas City is one of the country’s most influential, up-and-coming tech hubs,” […]
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LaunchKC announced today its selection of 20 tech entrepreneurs who will be in Kansas City in three weeks to compete for $500,000 in grants, and an opportunity to build their business enterprises here. The finalists were selected from a pool of 400 grant applicants. The 20 contenders include 14 from the Kansas City metropolitan […]
LaunchKC, the global grants competition for tech entrepreneurs, completed a successful application campaign in July – topping its goal for number of applications to the 2017 competition. About 400 applicants from 19 states and five nations were submitted by entrepreneurs who will be competing for $500,000 in LaunchKC grants that will be awarded at the […]
LaunchKC opens 2018 grants competition today
/in General Information /by Mike HurdLet the competition begin! LaunchKC, the fourth annual grants competition for tech entrepreneurs, opened the application window at 8 a.m. today (Monday, April 2), as the 100-day online window opens to innovators around the country. LaunchKC ignited its 2018 promotional campaign in mid-March at SxSW Interactive in Austin, Texas. Drew Solomon, who chairs the Kansas […]
‘Downtown KC residents are mainly young, diverse & happy’
/in General Information /by Mike HurdDowntown Kansas City seems to be a magnet for millennials, The Kansas City Star reported on Wednesday. Out of nearly 23,000 people who live in the city center, 41 percent are part of Generation Y, according to a new report from the Downtown Council and MySidewalk, a KC-based software company. The Star’s article, reported by Sarah Gish, continued… According to the […]
MTC awards $250K to LaunchKC competition for 2018
/in General Information /by Mike HurdLaunchKC, the KCMO-based grants competition for tech entrepreneurs that wrapped up its third annual competition just a few weeks ago, has been awarded $250,000 by the Missouri Technology Corporation for 2018. The award marks the fourth year in a row that the MTC has funded the 4-year-old, Kansas City-based grants competition. “This serves as a […]
Global Entrepreneurship Week to ignite KC startup community
/in General Information /by Mike HurdGlobal Entrepreneurship Week returns to Kansas City today, and promises an amazing week of learning, networking and sharing. GEW is an international celebration of the innovators and job creators who launch startups and bring ideas to life. Founded by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation in 2008, GEW has since expanded to more than 160 countries. Here […]
LaunchKC selects winners of $500K in tech startup grants
/in General Information /by Mike HurdLaunchKC awarded $500,000 in grants to nine tech entrepreneurs on Friday evening at the historic Power and Light Building. Grants winners celebrate the moment with LaunchKC sponsors and steering committee members. LaunchKC judges awarded $500,000 in grants to nine tech startup businesses Friday evening, following a months-long competition designed to attract and retain tech entrepreneurs […]
It’s showtime for 20 tech entrepreneurs at LaunchKC
/in General Information /by Mike HurdLaunchKC will take center stage on Friday at the Techweek Kansas City conference to stage the final round of competition among 20 tech entrepreneurs who are vying to take home nine cash grants worth $500,000. This LaunchKC competition is designed to attract the best and brightest entrepreneurs to come (or stay) in Kansas City and […]
Techweek takes center stage in local tech scene this week
/in General Information /by Mike HurdThe third annual Techweek Kansas City conference + festival returns to KC on today (Monday, Sept. 11), featuring a week of learning, networking and playing, along with the final round of competition in the annual LaunchKC $500,000 grants competition for tech entrepreneurs on Friday, Sept. 15. “Kansas City is one of the country’s most influential, up-and-coming tech […]
Techweek & LaunchKC prep for center stage on Sept. 11-15
/in General Information /by Mike HurdThe third annual Techweek Kansas City conference + festival returns to KC on Monday, Sept. 11, featuring a week of learning, networking and playing, along with the final round of competition in the annual LaunchKC $500,000 grants competition for tech entrepreneurs on Friday, Sept. 15. “Kansas City is one of the country’s most influential, up-and-coming tech hubs,” […]
LaunchKC advances 20 businesses to competition finals
/in General Information /by Mike HurdLaunchKC announced today its selection of 20 tech entrepreneurs who will be in Kansas City in three weeks to compete for $500,000 in grants, and an opportunity to build their business enterprises here. The finalists were selected from a pool of 400 grant applicants. The 20 contenders include 14 from the Kansas City metropolitan […]
LaunchKC begins judging hundreds of applications
/in General Information /by Mike HurdLaunchKC, the global grants competition for tech entrepreneurs, completed a successful application campaign in July – topping its goal for number of applications to the 2017 competition. About 400 applicants from 19 states and five nations were submitted by entrepreneurs who will be competing for $500,000 in LaunchKC grants that will be awarded at the […]